A Pittsburgh dietitian & new mom who is passionate about all things food, fitness, and family

I hope you all had a wonderful day – either with your kiddos or your Mothers! I wanted to host a brunch for my mom, my mother-in-law, my Nana, and our families, but just couldn’t fit everyone at our house – so my Mom agreed to host when I said I’d make all the food! … [Read more...]

Nothing too exciting, but I haven’t been blogging. This was last week’s forecast: So I spent more time outside than behind the computer (aside from work). What I’ve been doing: walking, running, yoga, taking Lexi to the park… What I’ve been cooking… These pizzas for lunch, pretty often – I froze small batches of cauliflower … [Read more...]

Hi friends! How was your weekend? I’m sharing the best parts of mine thanks to Katie’s Marvelous link up! Saturday night I was inspired to make a full dinner – salmon cakes with salad and honey mustard vinaigrette (inspired from a pinned recipe, but I changed up the ingredients quite a bit), mushroom risotto (I … [Read more...]

It’s WIAW time with Jenn, and I want to share the places we ate in the city this past weekend. You can also check out my post from my last trip in October for other restaurants! Friday After the 6+ hour drive (unpictured Chobani and almonds on the turnpike!), we wanted a snack before our … [Read more...]

This post was supposed to show up last night, I don’t know what happened! It was certainly a marvelous weekend! I spent this past weekend in New York City with three of my best friends, celebrating my friend Rachael’s bachelorette weekend. We rented a room at the Kitano in midtown, a Japanese hotel with … [Read more...]

WRC graphic I saw on Ashley’s blog. So I was planning on posting my MIMM post yesterday afternoon, but hearing the news about the Boston bombings made it seem trivial. A friend of mine linked to these stories of people helping out in Boston, which can be a sort-of silver lining. Check out Julie’s blog … [Read more...]

This recipe is inspired from a cookbook I recently borrowed from the library called Cook Yourself Thin Faster: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too with Over 75 New Recipes You Can Make in a Flash! (Amazon affiliate link). It focuses on real food with lots of vegetarian recipes. The quiche recipe caught my eye … [Read more...]

Yesterday was absolutely beautiful here in Pittsburgh – between a 45 minute walk with Lexi and 3 mile run after work, I even got a little bit of sunburn on my shoulders! Breakfast: A slice of the quiche I mentioned making Monday night, plus an orange around 8 am. I planned on a later lunch, … [Read more...]